misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
again; once more; a second time
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
pair; the two; both persons; both things
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); defloration
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
company; corporation; workplace
beyond this point; from now on; after this
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
around the world; throughout the world
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best